Chapter 499 Great loyalty! Great traitor!

Author: solid state drive

Chapter 499 Great loyalty! Great traitor!

Listening to the words of the Jincheng County Magistrate, Lu Yundi and Teng Maoshi's faces darkened.

You must know that they haven't even asked Jincheng's defenders to escort them, but the county magistrate has already started to make plans for their men.

Especially when the Jin army attacked the city, it was a siege tactic. They broke through from the south of the city. How could they break through without more people? With the two of them, they could only send prisoners and military exploits to the Jin people.

"Zhang Zhixian, did I hear you correctly? We members of the mission still want to stay? Now there are Jin soldiers all around Jincheng. Not only do you not send anyone to escort, you also want us to keep people.

Do you want Minister Lu and me to go to Tianjingguan alone? What are you thinking? Why don't you just tie us up and send us to Jinying, I just need to submit a letter..."

"Teng Jiedushi!"

Lu Yundi shouted sharply and interrupted Teng Maoshi's words. In his heart, he became more aware of this guy's stupidity. He almost wanted to kick him to let him know how red the flowers are.

Now that the Jin people have already attacked the city, what's the use of threatening them at this time? If you run away, they will also die. Is it worthy of writing a letter to someone dead?

"Shilang Lu, how can I..."

"Zhang Zhixian, you and Wang Zhizhou defended the city to the death, for the sake of the court, the officials, and the world, and blocked the fierce offensive of the Jin army.

This noble and upright attitude, without fear of life or death, is truly admirable to me.

It's just that Jincheng is in danger now. The dozen or so people in the mission alone cannot change the situation of the war at all, and may even cause trouble. Do you understand this?

Do you think that having more than a dozen servants of the envoy, or servants who have never joined the military, can turn the current war situation around? Isn’t it ridiculous? "

"Shilang Lu, don't underestimate any small change on the battlefield. Among those generals who abandoned their pens and joined the army, which one was not a scholar before?

I have the confidence to lead them to defend Jincheng and block the Jin people from outside Jincheng, unable to advance even an inch.

Moreover, after the West City was bombarded just now, the sound of the Jin Army's trumpets already indicated that they were mobilizing troops to prepare for a general attack on the West City.

Now that the moat has been filled with the corpses of the people, the Jin soldiers have a gap to attack, and they will not continue to attack other city gates. Minister Lu can just leave with peace of mind."

The magistrate of Jincheng said with a righteous expression, but Lu Yundi's complexion gradually turned darker as he spoke without words and showed no dignity at all.

Now he is a little confused about what the magistrate means. Although he feels that it should mean that, he cannot take the initiative to expose this meaning, otherwise it will be meaningless.

He can't just ask: Do you want to run with me?

"In Zhangzhi County, even if the Jin army has concentrated its energy on the west side, there must be many Jin soldiers in the south of the city, even on the way to Tianjingguan, and they also want to explore Luoyang.

Neither I nor Teng Jiedushi have practiced military training for many years. They have exhausted their energy in governing the world and have no time to practice. They should not have left Jincheng at such a dangerous time.

But when the Japanese officer arrived at Tianjing Pass yesterday, he noticed that the city defense had been neglected. However, at that time, he was concerned about the front line and did not have time to make preparations. Now that Jincheng is in danger, Tianjing Pass cannot let anything go wrong again.

So we must rush to Tianjingguan as soon as possible, but it is a long way to Tianjingguan and we can’t do it without someone escorting us.

It is not enough for all the members of the envoy to follow us, because the members of the envoy are not soldiers either, and it is not yet known whether they can kill the Jin soldiers, or even hold them back and let us leave."

Speaking of this, Lu Yundi observed the magistrate's eyes and saw that his eyes and expressions had changed. He had a certain idea in his heart and suddenly felt much more at ease.

Teng Maoshi, who was beside him, was almost suffocating. A second-rank official of the imperial court could discuss this with a Zhongxian magistrate and a small seventh-rank official in such a nice manner?

Isn’t a single command enough?

Well, Teng Maoshi suddenly realized that a single sentence was really not enough.

"I have observed and already know that the destruction of Jincheng is now a foregone conclusion. Magistrate Zhang, you are dedicated to the country and are so loyal. It would be a pity if you die for the country just like this.

In this defense of Jincheng, you are even more familiar with the fighting methods of the Jin soldiers, so I also ordered you to go to Tianjing Pass with the elite soldiers of Jincheng and me.

Tianjing Pass is the focus of defense. If Tianjing Pass is lost, the Jin army will be able to control it and come out of the mountain. Therefore, Zhang Zhixian.

Now is not the time for you to serve the country with your life, you should go to Tianjing Pass with me and guard the gate for the Song Dynasty!"

Lu Yundi said affectionately, and Teng Maoshi on the side finally realized that this was what he meant.

"Yes, yes, that's what I mean. Magistrate Zhang, guarding Tianjing Pass and waiting for reinforcements from Luoyang is the business.

Why don't you quickly obey the order and mobilize your elite troops to break through from the south of the city and rush to Tianjing Pass!"

Zhang Zhixian, who got Lu Yundi's hint, raised the corners of his mouth. This made Lu Yundi and Teng Maoshi couldn't help but laugh easily after seeing it.

As long as they are escorted by Zhang Zhixian, who also manages the garrison, they will surely reach Tianjing Pass safely.

As for why he didn't just lead the army away as his second-rank minister of the Privy Council, the main reason is that the deployment of troops is not a matter of a word. He is a peace envoy and has no military power, so no one will listen to him.

Of course, he could also raise his arms and shout loudly, asking the army to run away with him. With his status, as long as he inspired the morale of the army, the county magistrate had nothing to say.

However, he is not stupid. Under such circumstances, if he, a high-ranking official, is exposed that he wants to run away, the morale of the army will be messed up.

At that time, if the army follows him and the Jin army rushes to kill him again, he will be directly turned into a prisoner and then forced to be sent to Taiyuan to make the Taiyuan garrison surrender according to the previous order?

He was not stupid. Such a fierce attack by the Jin army showed that they were furious, that the head was definitely real, and that the news of success in Tokyo was also real. In this case, why bother to die.

But Tokyo has defended, and Xijing has elite frontier troops, and they are not afraid of the golden soldiers. He just needs to run fast enough not to be overtaken.

When the time comes when Tianjing Pass cannot be defended, go to Meng County. If Meng County cannot be defended, cross the Yellow River. You can always wait for the reinforcements from Bianjing.

Finally, there is another purpose that he will not mention. If the defenders escape before the battle and the city is lost, they must be held accountable according to their official duties. If the city is lost because of his instigation, no one can save him.

Life can be saved through the unspoken rules of mutual protection between officials and the historical struggle between the civil servant class and the imperial power in the Song Dynasty, but the official position cannot be saved. When the time comes, being exiled is the same as death.

Before he could finish thinking, Zhang Zhixian had already spoken.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Lu, for your kindness. I am humbled by this position..."

"Hahaha! Don't worry, Zhang Zhixian..."

"You can't accept orders from a humble position!"

Ga...

Lu Yundi's laughter stopped suddenly, and he looked at the magistrate of Jincheng who raised the corners of his mouth and seemed to laugh, openly and openly.

"As a humble official, Grand Master Meng inspected me. As the magistrate of Jincheng County and the military affairs of Zezhou, I must do my duty.

When the Jin soldiers attacked, the county magistrate fled in panic. If he leads the troops to flee again despite his humble position, he will be abandoning the city and fleeing, which is a capital crime!"

"The magistrate of Jincheng County has escaped? Damn it, this is a capital crime!"

Lu Yundi asked with a dark face instantly. He thought he was the most cowardly, but he didn't expect that there was someone more cowardly than him, and there was also someone faster than him, her mother.

Just now he thought that the county magistrate was fighting to the death and the magistrate came to find him a way out.

But he didn't expect that one of them had already run away and came to him and decided to fight to the death. This made him decide that when the time comes to judge the crime, he must let this little county magistrate die.

"Oh! Magistrate Zhang, it's not your turn to be punished with this death penalty! Besides, Minister Lu has ordered you to mobilize troops back to defend Tianjing Pass.

You are just following the orders of Minister Lu, so why are you guilty? Besides, you think that your status as Minister Lu is not enough to protect you as a little seventh-grade person?"

"Thank you both for your appreciation, but..."

The magistrate of Jincheng always seemed to be in a state of indifference. At this time, the drums at the top of the city suddenly beat loudly, with the sound of golden wires. The magistrate of Jincheng's face became serious, and he was no longer complicated.

"The Jin soldiers have begun to attack. This is the end of my humble words. I can't escort you two anymore. Please help yourself. If the envoys don't want to go to the west city to defend the city, that's fine. I won't force it."

"Great Song Dynasty! Fight to the death!"

Zhang Zhixian mounted his horse and quickly rode towards the gap in the west of the city. Lu Yundi was trembling with anger at the spot, looking at Zhang Zhixian's back with a cannibalistic look.

"Stupid! Extremely stupid! I have good intentions to save you, but I am so ignorant! I don't know what is good and what is good!"

"Shilang Lu, please call people to leave quickly. The sound of drums is already telling the whole city to go to the west city. The southern defense line of the Jin Army must have been opened."

"Tell them to quickly pick up the horses and set off immediately, don't wait any longer!"

Of course Lu Yundi could understand the meaning of these drum sounds, and gave the same hurried instructions to the little guard beside him.

Half a quarter of an hour later, all twenty members of the mission were gathered. Contrary to what Lu Yundi said, most of the twenty members of the mission turned out to be the elite Bianjing Forbidden Army.

At this time, the soldiers of the Forbidden Army raised their swords and were also in panic. They originally thought it was just an ordinary escort mission, but they did not expect that when they arrived in Jincheng, they were involved in a city defense battle.

Jincheng is not a particularly important city. Even Gaoping and Hejingguan are easier to defend than Jincheng due to their terrain. Of course they are not willing to die here.

"Master Lu, should we head directly to the south of the city now? Or should we go to the east of the city?"

"Go to the south of the city, quickly!"

Lu Yundi, who was escorted by a group of cavalry, galloped towards the south of the city along the official road in the city. On the wall in the distance, the Jincheng magistrate who was organizing personnel for defense and the magistrate who had been killed and wrapped up formed a clear contrast.

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When he arrived at the south of the city, Lu Yundi found that most of the garrison in the south of the city had also been transferred away and seemed empty. However, the city gate was closed and many people were asking to leave.

There were many people at the city gate, so he could only climb the city wall from the side and observe the Jin army's layout.

Outside the city, only a few hundred cavalrymen were left, who were originally besieging Jincheng. Instead of the densely packed golden soldiers, they were camping outside the moat to defend themselves. The purpose was to block every exit of Jincheng.

"Shilang Lu, it still doesn't look good. There are so many golden men, and more than 20 of us still can't rush through. How about we use a hanging basket rope to go down from the ear wall?"

"No need, where is the battalion commander guarding the south gate? Find me."

Lu Yundi did not express his opinion, but instead came up with the idea of ​​forming a city-defending battalion. There were many battalion personnel guarding the city. If they followed and fought together, they would finally break through the siege of the Jin army.

At this time, the drumming had stopped for a while, and then started again. The period when the drumming stopped could only mean one thing, that is, the head of the East City must have been captured.

Only when the city wall was captured would the drummers on the wall stop drumming due to casualties. At this time, the Jin Army's front troops had even rushed into the city, but were pushed back.
To be continued...